ようこそ！Welcome!

The Ohio Association of Teachers of Japanese is a non-profit organization comprised of teachers and advocates of Japanese education in Ohio.

The mission of the OATJ is to promote and improve the study and teaching of Japanese, and to encourage a spirit of professional cooperation among its members.

OATJ is a local affiliate of the American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ). When you join AATJ, please choose OATJ as your local affiliate. This will further strengthen the purpose of the OATJ and allow us to advocate the importance of Japanese language education.